The sections of a newspaper are, Front Page, News Article, Feature Article, Editorials, Letter to the Editor, International News, Advertisements, Business, and Entertainment or Lifestyle. Each is unique in its own way. The Front Page consists of the most important story of the day and captures the most attention. The News Article section is made up of articles that contain a report on an event that took place, they are supposed to be objective. Feature Articles report about an issue, person, or an event with a lot of details and more depth. Feature articles are also usually informative. The Editorial section of a newspaper is an article, which is written by the editor(s) with a subjective view of the matter. The Letter to the Editor section is made up of letters, which also have subjective stances. These letters are usually sent to a newspaper company to respond to an article. They usually have strong opinions on certain issues. International News contains news about other countries, which may have impacted the world in a certain way. It could be about wars, politics, disasters, etc. The Advertisement section of a newspaper is made up of advertisements, which are trying to sell certain things such as products or ideas. The Business section of a newspaper contains news about commercial activities, news about new inventions or innovations, and stock reports. Finally, the Entertainment or Lifestyle has news about popular people or people who make a difference to communities, health, beauty, religion, music, movies, etc.
I believe Rosenthal’s piece could belong in many sections of a newspaper such as the News Article section but shouldn’t because although it is about an event that took place, it took place quite a long time ago and his piece is not entirely objective. Also, it could fit in the Editorial section because it is somewhat subjective, but I believe the piece fits best in the Feature Article section because it is very descriptive and deep. It is also informative and “It does contain some elements of the short story and is written with a lead to get the reader's attention and then uses conversational tone to present the reader with information to evoke an emotional response.”
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